Chapter 268 Falling into a Trap
Zar's face turned pale, and he just looked at the scene in front of him coldly.
He didn't expect that he was fooled!
Zar asked the soldiers to rescue people, but there was a sharpened wooden stick hidden under each trap. They fell heavily from them, and their flesh was pierced by the wooden sticks, causing them to be injured horribly.
Zar didn't expect that even though he was so cautious, he still fell into Lu Chenyang's trap.
"Lu Chenyang! Lu Chenyang!" Zar gritted his teeth and repeated Lu Chenyang's name.
But this time, Zar didn't know where he lost.
They were obviously very careful and cautious.
He did not look down on Lu Chenyang. On the contrary, he took Lu Chenyang very seriously and treated him as his biggest opponent.
There was no way Zar would give up like this. This was just the beginning.
But Zar had a bad feeling in his heart. He had studied all the cases where Lu Chenyang defeated the King of Nanyang. He knew clearly that Lu Chenyang was just wearing down the King of Nanyang's troops on the way, undermining the enemy's morale before the battle even started.
And what he is experiencing now is exactly the same as what the King of Nanyang experienced back then.
Is he going to follow in the footsteps of King Nanyang?
What a joke! He's not that loser that King Nanyang was! How could he possibly lose?
Zar developed a unwillingness to admit defeat, and after a rest, he set off again.
The purpose of this expedition was, firstly, to obtain food and fodder, and secondly, to capture Jing'an City.
He also needed a victory to boost the morale of his troops. Under the orders of his subordinates, letting the Lu family army burn the food and fodder was a great humiliation for the Tatars.
Zar cannot withdraw his troops.
We soon arrived at the fork in the road. Going left was the fastest way to reach Chen Village, but the other road was through a forest, which was not only long but also difficult to walk on.
If it were in the past, Zar would definitely choose the easy path.
But Zar was a little hesitant at this time, and he sent someone to check.
There were still no traces on the left, the easier path, but there were some clues on the path in the woods.
It was the same situation again, and another choice was placed before Zar.
Zar narrowed his eyes and sneered, using the same trick again. Lu Chenyang was no better than him.
He said coldly: "Enter the forest!"
He just didn't believe that Lu Chenyang could use the same tactics twice.
This time it is indeed not, but this time there are actually traps on both roads.
No matter what he chooses, it won't work.
This was dug by the Lu family army overnight. It was really hard work.
This was Zare's second mistake.
After entering the woods, Zar became more cautious. This time, instead of the cavalry leading the way, he ordered all the cavalry to dismount and carefully pass through the jungle.
The sentry observed from the shadows, feeling somewhat regretful. If it were cavalry, the trap would have been even more powerful.
The pathfinders walked cautiously in front. They had entered the trap area, but Zu Xingwei did not order the mechanism to be opened. Instead, he waited for the main force to reach the center.
He looked at Zar who was protected in the middle. Perhaps it was because of his innate insight into danger, but Zar had already dismounted and was walking in the middle of the guards. Even the archers hiding in the trees could not aim at him.
Zu Xingwei sighed with regret in his heart. If he could kill Zar and make a great contribution, what else would he worry about?
Finally, when the large army reached the center of the trap, Zu Xingwei waved his hand.
The flag bearer, who was hiding in the tree, immediately waved the small chess piece to give a secret signal.
They were all hiding in the trees, with one person perched every few trees, and when they saw the signal, they would pass it down step by step. It was silent, but the order was conveyed.
Almost all the trap mechanisms were pulled at the same time, and the Tatar soldiers felt their feet go empty and fell into the trap.
There was also a trap under Zar's feet, but fortunately the guards beside him pulled him, and he stabilized his body, stepped on the edge of the trap and did not fall.
The cries of the soldiers around him were endless, and each one irritated Zar's nerves.
He shouted angrily, "Stop! Don't come any further!"
Lu Jiajun, who was hiding in the dark, curled the corners of his lips, waiting for his words!
Zar had great prestige in the army. His words made all the soldiers stop and not even dare to move.
At this moment, a huge net suddenly fell from the sky, covering them all. They immediately tried to cut the net with their weapons, but the net was extremely strong and could not be cut.
Before the Tartars could react, a dense rain of arrows fell from the sky.
In an instant, countless Tatars were killed or wounded.
As the rain of arrows fell from the sky, Zar fell to the ground, and the guards around him pressed on him without hesitation, using their bodies as shields to block the falling arrows for him.
Because of the nets on their bodies that restricted their movements, they didn't even have a way to dodge and could only allow themselves to be hit by the arrows.
The Tartars fell one after another.
Zare yelled from the ground, "Get down! Get down!"
The soldiers immediately threw themselves to the ground, but they could not escape.
As a large number of soldiers fell to the ground, the third round of attack arrived.
There were crackling sounds coming from the woods. At this moment, the Tatars were like frightened birds, and the slightest movement could make them nervous.
Someone looked up and saw the trees in the forest slowly falling. He opened his eyes wide in fear and tried to stand up and avoid the falling tree.
But it was impossible. He was covered in a large net and couldn't stand up. Moreover, if he stood up, he might be hit by a rain of arrows.
Moreover, he could not escape. The tree slowly fell, and then one tree after another fell down one after another, all falling on the Tartar.
A tree as thick as an adult man's waist fell down fiercely. Even though the Tatar was strong and sturdy, he vomited blood.
It's another wailing life, it's almost become a curse.
Zare's eyes were red as he watched his soldiers being hit and screaming in pain. These sounds, which he had originally enjoyed, now made him feel excruciating.
He had suffered heavy losses before he even met his opponent.
He had never suffered such a great humiliation.
"Lu Chenyang!" Zar screamed out the name: "Lu Chenyang!"
He roared angrily, exuding a terrifying murderous aura.
After a long time, the forest finally returned to its former tranquility, and even the painful wails stopped.
Zar ordered his men to get up and start resting the troops.
The deputy general said, "General, should we leave here first?"
Zar said, "No, just rest here. All the traps here should have been used up. Now is the safest place."
The deputy general nodded.
Zar's judgment was correct, but it was too late, and this time he suffered heavy losses.
Two hundred thousand men and horses, plus ten thousand cavalry, had already lost over two thousand cavalrymen in the first wave of traps. Besides the first group that fell into the traps, there were even more cavalrymen who were drawn into the traps by inertia.
This wave of traps cost the general 50,000 men. Over 5,000 were killed in action, with over 10,000 seriously injured, and it was unclear whether these could be saved. Another 30,000 suffered moderate to minor injuries, though most were unable to continue fighting.
Lu Chenyang's successive traps were designed to incapacitate them. Arrow wounds were external, while being struck by a tree could easily cause internal injuries, both of which were difficult to heal.
The Tatars had a well-developed animal husbandry industry, with numerous cattle and sheep, so their soldiers were generally tall and strong. However, they also had a weakness: their medical care was not well developed. Their grasslands lacked many herbs, and their medical skills were far inferior to those of the Han people.
The two types of injuries inflicted by Lu Chenyang were the ones they were least skilled at treating. External injuries required hemostatic drugs, and with so many people injured at the same time, their supply of medicine was limited.
We have to praise the Lu family army for this. Lu Chenyang asked the entire Yanquan County to plant medicinal herbs, which provided a guarantee of medicinal herb supply for the Lu family army.
No matter whether the Lu family army is a soldier or a general, as long as they are injured, they will receive the most appropriate care and enough medicine!
So willful!
Of course, these 50,000 troops could not continue fighting, so Zar decided to send someone to escort them back to recuperate.
Zar gritted his teeth and said, "Send them back, and then have the people in the city send another 100,000 troops out of the city!"
The deputy general was startled: "But, this way there will be fewer people in the city. If Lu Chenyang comes to attack the city, won't it be dangerous?"
Even if they sent another 100,000 men, the number of people in the city would still outnumber Lu Chenyang's troops. But the deputy general did not dare to underestimate Lu Chenyang. Lu Chenyang seemed to be born to fight such a small-scale battle.
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